Ship losses by month

November 1943

This is the full listing of all ships hit during November 1943. You can click on any of the links for further information on either ship, U-boat, commander or convoy.

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
2 Nov 1943U-848Wilhelm Rollmann Baron Semple4,573br
3 Nov 1943U-593Gerd Kelbling Mont Viso4,531frKMS-30
5 Nov 1943U-218Richard Becker Beatrice Beck146br
13 Nov 1943U-516Hans-Rutger Tillessen Pompoon1,082pa
15 Nov 1943U-453Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach HMS Quail (G 45) (t.) [Mine]1,705br
18 Nov 1943U-18Karl Fleige Josif Stalin (d.)7,745sj
18 Nov 1943U-515Werner Henke HMS Chanticleer (U 05) (t.)1,350brMKS-30
18 Nov 1943U-516Hans-Rutger Tillessen Ruby39co
18 Nov 1943U-81Johann-Otto Krieg Empire Dunstan2,887brAH-9
20 Nov 1943U-453Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach Jela [Mine]335yu
22 Nov 1943U-453Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach HMS Hebe (J 24) [Mine]835br
23 Nov 1943U-516Hans-Rutger Tillessen Elizabeth Kellogg5,189am
24 Nov 1943U-516Hans-Rutger Tillessen Melville E. Stone7,176am
28 Nov 1943U-407Ernst-Ulrich BrĂ¼ller HMS Birmingham (19) (d.)9,100br
29 Nov 1943U-20Karl Grafen Peredovik (d.)1,846sj
30 Nov 1943U-68Albert Lauzemis Fort de Vaux5,186fr
 53,725

13 ships sunk (35,034 tons) and 3 ships damaged (18,691 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

This map shows where Allied ships were hit during November 1943

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